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July 24, 2018
UK law firm Erskine Chambers has recruited restructuring and insolvency partner Nicholas Segal from Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer. He will join the firm’s London office in September, after the completion of the

June 8, 2018
Orrick Herrington & Sutcliffe has landed the hire of Dentons Beijing managing partner Sarah Zeng.
Zeng, an M&A and private equity expert, joined Dentons from Hong Kong-based Weichai Power, where she was general

December 1, 2017
Ropes & Gray has announced that Daniel Anderson has been named as the firm’s new managing partner in its Hong Kong office.
Anderson currently serves as co-head of the firm’s special situations practice, and will

June 20, 2017
Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe has hired Mark Lehmkuhler as a partner in the firm’s Hong Kong private equity and M&A group. He is Orrick’s first lateral hire after a majority of its Asian office left the firm in

April 24, 2017
A four-partner team has departed from the Hong Kong office of Ropes & Gray in a move to Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher. The team is led by Hong Kong office head Paul Boltz, and includes partners Brian Schwarzwalder, Scott

April 19, 2017
Davis Polk & Wardwell has hired Ropes & Gray litigation partner Patrick Sinclair in Hong Kong. At Davis Polk, he will specialize in government and internal investigations as well as white-collar criminal

August 28, 2016
Allen & Overy (A&O) has appointed capital markets partner Stephen Miller to a new role as head of capital markets in Asia. Miller will move from London to Hong Kong for the position, which begins in September.
The

September 7, 2015
Sidley Austin has increased the salary for its newly-qualified lawyers by 20 percent, from £75,000 to £90,000 for 2015. It's first year trainee salaries have increased, from £41,000 to £44,000 and its second year